Save A Sato is a non-profit organization dedicated to easing the suffering of Puerto Rico's homeless and abused animals. "Sato" is slang for street dog. We rescue Satos from the streets and beaches, give them medical care, food and shelter, and plenty of love. When they are healthy, we send them to one of our shelter partners for adoption into loving homes.

Sato Adds

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

We would like to thanks Orlando and Olga for this donation and for helping our satos for 2 years in a row!!

From our sato mail!!

Saludos,
we were pleased to finally meet Gloria and staff at SAS during our
visit to the shelter, to deliver the $331 donation from the people of
Puerto Rico given during the 2015 Fiesta de la Calle San Sebastián. We
are very proud of Maya and Toby for their dedication to helping their
Sato family. Thank you all for your work too. You may post these
photos on your Facebook to thank everyone for their support.
Best regards,
Orlando and Olga Ruiz-Roque
Calle San Justo
Viejo San Juan

Monday, February 2, 2015

Buddy was our first pet and our lives
resolved around him.We couldn't imagine a more perfect friend and we miss him
terribly. He was diagnosed with kidney disease a year ago.He took a drastic
change for the worse last week and was in pain so it was time. He had a very
happy 14 years.

Buddy recently crossed the rainbow bridge, we want to say thank you to Susan Dilbert, his mom for taking care of him for this last 14 years!

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

We adopted our Sato from the Broward County Humane Society
on December 15, 2014. We fell in love with his disposition and how
friendly and playful he is. After bringing him into the meeting room,
the volubteer informed us that he had been flown in from San Juan, PR as
part of Save a Sato. We had no idea what a Sato was before that day or
of the Save A Sato organization. We just wanted to say thank you for
giving us the opportunity to give this furbaby a loving home and the
life he deserves. I know that we adopted a rescue, but really he was the
one that rescued me. My heart is full and I am so grateful for the work
you do.

When we
met her about two years ago at the shelter while I was there for a
project, we completely adored her! We already had two dogs, and we
promised my dad that we wouldn't bring home a new dog. For my mom's
birthday that year in March, my dad and I arranged to have Camilla flown
into Pittsburgh as a surprise. She quickly found her spot in the family
with our two big labs! She is a tiny bundle of energy who loves to run
and explore in sun, rain, and even snow! All of her energy has brought
excitement and playfulness back to our older dogs. At the end of a crazy
day of running and playing with toys, she loves to fall asleep on the
couch with her family. Everyone who meets her immediately falls in love
with her, and we can't imagine our home without her! She is truly a
blessing that we thank Save a Sato for every day!

Monday, January 26, 2015

Hi! My husband and I recently adopted a dog from the Delaware County
SPCA in Media, PA that was saved by your organization. He went by Jerry
in Puerto Rico, but he goes by "Gus" in his new home in King of Prussia,
Pennsylvania.

Gus is doing great! He was a little shy and scared
when he came home with us but he is warming up to us very quickly. He
gets lots of love and attention in his new home, including long walks
outside every day, games of fetch, and treats for good
behavior! He has quickly learned how to "sit" and "lay down" on command.
He loves running laps in the backyard, chasing after tennis balls, and
having his belly rubbed. He's a sweetheart, and everyone who meets him
loves him!

We wanted to send you some pictures and let you
know that he is well-cared for and loved in his new home. Thank you so
much for saving Gus and for all the work that you do to give a second
chance to dogs in Puerto Rico. We can't imagine our home without him,
and we are grateful for your kindness.

My cocker spaniel, Phoebe, was rescued by Save a Sato when she was
less than 9 months old. Phoebe has had a wonderful life and is a happy
and healthy 13 year-old, this is my favorite photo of her (with my
son). Jemma a sata (female sato) we brought over in November (with her
new "brother"), and a couple other satos that we have brought to CT and
were adopted into wonderful homes. This last one is of the manager of
the shelter that I work with in New Milford meeting for the first time
two of the five puppies my students and I brought home with us for
adoption this past June. The puppies were so excited (and so was
Renee!). Needless to say, those two pups got adopted immediately.

"Glad to hear things are well. I can totally understand what your
going through. That day we visited you it looked like there was TONS to
do! Not to mention all of the poor animals that probably get dropped off
on a daily basis! Truly sad... but it's good to see that there are
still plenty of people that care. "

As for our little family. Well... they truly have become masters of
the house. Every spot has turned into their sleeping area and they're
sure to let us know when their food bowls are empty. They wait to hear
our alarm in the mornings and immediately start the process of making
sure we're up and feeding them, followed by a little lovin' of course!
No more snooze button for us! Ha! Not to mention that if you fall asleep
on the couch, you'll wake up having been nominated as their new
sleeping area.

Well... here are the last pictures with all of the family together.
As you can see, an old suite case and our collapsed hammock are their
new favorite spots now! The kitten is going to his new home today. One
of our best friends has fallen in love with him. We will certainly miss
him and all of his energy but we're happy that we'll be able to see him
when we visit our friend. The suite case pic cracks me up by the way.
They were all watching me paint.

Thanks again for everything! We can't imagine coming home and not being greeted with so much love on a daily basis!!

Saturday, January 17, 2015

I can remember exactly but he is around 13 years. When we got him his
name on the paperwork was Mickey, after the man who had brought him in.
We decided to call him Sugar. He was featured in the before and after
makeovers on the website for many years.

Just wanted to let you know that he is still going strong and healthy.
He's enjoying being inside during this cold weather. When it's sunny and
warm we can't keep him in. He so enjoys running free on our 22 acres.

My name is Kira.
I'm not sure if you folks got the letter I sent Gloria a while ago, so I
just wanted to write and say hello! My fiance and I adopted Eva from
DAWS in Danbury, CT back in July (she was formerly known as Sato Millie,
or possibly Lillie? Her paperwork said both).

I just
wanted to let you folks know that she is doing GREAT! Eva is our first
dog and we couldn't have possibly asked for a better one! She's
adorable, the perfect size (a little over 30lbs now at 9 months old),
and she is very quiet and for the most part well-behaved. She gets along
with our two cats (even though she wants to play with them and they
don't), she's a total sweetheart, loves the dog park, etc. She's
wonderful, and I just wanted to say THANK YOU for saving her from the
streets! I read in her info that she was found at a construction site.
I'm not sure if you have any contact with the workers who found her, but
if you do, please tell them that we send our thanks.

I am
including a few photos of Eva in her new home with us. Please feel free
to share them wherever you'd like! I want to show everyone how great of
a program you run, and how happy our girl is now that she has a forever
home! (And if you happen to have Instagram, feel free to follow me for
more photos of Eva and her kitty siblings: @kiraandpets)

Thursday, January 15, 2015

This is Hachi, he was abandoned and left to his luck on the streets, his previous owners probably moved to another place! and left him alone in Rio Piedras PR. A local resident near the area where he was abandoned, feed him and took care of him, later she brought Hachi to Save A Sato. After a couple of months in the shelter, he was sent to Pittsburgh to find a Forever Home.Here is an email sent by his new parents! looks like Hachi finally had a Happy Ending!

I
wanted to give an update on Hachi. He was sent to Pittsburgh and
rejected by his adoptive family. My husband and I fell in love with
Hachi when meeting him at his foster home and he has now been with us
for a week. We couldn’t be happier! He is very calm yet playful. Really
loves people and other animals.

The
picture’s below show Hachi and my husband John at his mom’s home when
we took him to meet “grandma.” The next 2 show Hachi wearing his
sweater on a cold day. Also attached, Hachi sunning himself. And of
course the baby pic!

I have attached a video that my husband took of him playing outside. Although it is winter here in Pittsburgh (and Hachi is definitely not used to the snow), we had an abnormally warm day in December so there was time to play outside!I
was wondering if you guys had a written story about Hachi? For example
why is he missing part of his ear :-(? We have seen he has some other
scars too. Since we got him from foster care and not you directly we
just know some details that were given to us verbally but I was hoping
you could give us some more information.

We always knew we wanted to adopt a sato and we are so glad that Hachi fell into our lives.Best Regards,

About Me

Save A Sato is a non-profit organization dedicated to easing the suffering of Puerto Rico's homeless and abused animals. "Sato" is slang for street dog. We rescue Satos from the streets and beaches, give them medical care, food and shelter, and plenty of love. When they are healthy, we send them to one of our shelter partners for adoption into loving homes.